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Use

and

to scroll through the list or enter a few letters of the required category's name.

When you see the category you want, select it, to bring up a list of all Points Of Interest in that

category, sorted according to their distance from your current position. Use

through the list or, if you know the name of the Point Of Interest you want, choose the keyboard

icon

and then enter a few starting letters.

There are several icons used beside Points Of Interest in the list. A straight green arrow

means that the POI is on your route; a bent green arrow means that a small detour from

your route is needed to reach it; a bent yellow arrow means that this POI needs a bigger

detour from your route; finally, with no icon shown, the POI is not on your route at all.

Finally, select any Point Of Interest to make it your destination.

Tip: Some of the more specialized Point Of Interest categories (e.g. 'Place of worship', 'Theater') may

contain information only for major cities.

By selecting

in the 'Navigate to...' menu, you can view even more navigation options. Choose

'ZIP code'

if you know this information for your destination and would prefer to enter this

than use the town or city name. Once you've selected a ZIP code in the browser, you'll be asked to

choose a street name (if needed) and house number in the usual way.

Tip: You can change your mind and start entering the town name after all. Or indeed start entering a

ZIP code in the main Address browser. It really is up to you. Note that full ZIP code support is only

available for the UK and the Netherlands.

If you're good with maps and you'd prefer to pick a destination by eye, or if you're simply not sure

of a valid street name or ZIP code to enter, choose 'Point on map'

around the map, zooming in or out as needed. Finally, select a point on the map as your destination

and use 'Done'. For more information on using the TomTom map browser, see the chapter on

'Maps'.

and

to scroll

. You can then scroll